SNP1.9 — Hemavata Sutta
Today is the fifteenth, the Uposatha day, said the yakkha Sātāgira. The divine night has arrived; let us go and see the teacher named Anoma, the Gotama.
Is his mind well-directed, asked the yakkha Hemavata, towards all beings, equanimous? Is he master over his thoughts in both the desirable and the undesirable?
His mind is indeed well-directed, replied the yakkha Sātāgira, towards all beings, equanimous; and he is master over his thoughts in both the desirable and the undesirable.
Does he refrain from taking what is not given, asked Hemavata, is he restrained with regard to living beings? Is he far from negligence, does he not neglect meditation?
He does not take what is not given, replied Sātāgira, and he is restrained with regard to living beings; he is far from negligence, and the Buddha does not neglect meditation.
Does he not speak falsehood, asked Hemavata, is he not of a confused mind? Does he not engage in vain talk, does he speak with purpose?
He does not speak falsehood, replied Sātāgira, nor is he of a confused mind; he does not engage in vain talk, and he speaks with purpose.
Is he not attached to sensual pleasures, asked Hemavata, is his mind untroubled? Has he overcome delusion, is he wise in the Dhamma?
He is not attached to sensual pleasures, replied Sātāgira, and his mind is untroubled; he has overcome all delusion, and the Buddha is wise in the Dhamma.
Is he accomplished in knowing, asked Hemavata, is his conduct purified? Are his taints destroyed, is there no more rebirth for him?
He is indeed accomplished in knowing, replied Sātāgira, and his conduct is purified; all his taints are destroyed, and there is no more rebirth for him.
The sage's mind is accomplished, free from confusion and agitation; accomplished in knowing and conduct, praised according to the Dhamma.
The sage's mind is accomplished, free from confusion and agitation; accomplished in knowing and conduct, praised according to the Dhamma. The sage's mind is accomplished, free from confusion and agitation; accomplished in knowing and conduct, let us go and see the Gotama.
Let us see the one with antelope-like legs, the lean hero, who takes little food, who is not greedy; the sage meditating in the forest, let us go and see the Gotama. The solitary lion, the noble elephant, indifferent to sensual pleasures; let us approach and ask him about the release from the snare of death. The proclaimer, the one who sets in motion, the one who has crossed over all Dhammas; the Buddha, beyond fear and danger, let us ask the Gotama.
In what is the world arisen, asked Hemavata, in what does it make contact? On what does the world depend, in what is the world agitated?
In the six, the world is arisen, replied the Blessed One, in the six, it makes contact; depending on the six, the world is agitated.
What is that clinging, where the world is distressed? Asked about the way out, tell me, how does one escape suffering? The five strands of sensual pleasure in the world, declared as the sixth by the mind; by dispelling desire for these, thus one escapes suffering.
This is the way out for the world, explained to you as it truly is; this I declare to you, thus one escapes suffering. Who indeed crosses the flood, who crosses the ocean? In the unsupported, in the unfounded, who does not sink in the deep? Always endowed with virtue, wise and well-concentrated; reflecting inwardly, mindful, he crosses the difficult flood.
Abstaining from the perception of sensual pleasures, gone beyond all fetters; with the end of delight in becoming, he does not sink in the deep. With profound wisdom, seeing the subtle meaning, unattached to the realm of sensual pleasures; see him, freed in all ways, the great sage walking the divine path. With the name Anomā, seeing the subtle meaning, giving wisdom, unattached in the abode of sensual pleasures; see him, the all-knowing, wise, the great sage walking the noble path.
Truly well-seen by us today, well-awakened, well-risen; for we have seen the Fully Awakened One, who has crossed the flood, free from defilements. These thousand yakkhas, powerful and renowned; all go for refuge to him, you are our unsurpassed teacher. We shall wander from village to village, from town to town; honoring the Fully Awakened One, and the well-taught Dhamma. This is the Hemavata Sutta, the ninth.